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5th Edition
John McCannon, Ph.D. - All books by this author
Completely revised and updated, this new edition reflects major changes that have occurred on the AP World History exam since Fall 2011.
- Two full-length model exams with answer keys
- Detailed advice on answering the comparative essay question
- Strategies for answering the test’s multiple-choice and document-based questions
- A review of world history, from the foundations of civilization circa. 8000 B.C. to world cultures of the twenty-first century
- Reflects the 9 Historical Thinking Skills required by the College Board
- An enclosed CD-ROM presenting two additional practice tests with automatic scoring
System Requirements:
Microsoft® Windows®
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz,
Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor
(or equivalent).
Memory: 128MB of RAM.
Graphics Memory: 128MB.
Platforms:
Windows 7, Windows Vista®,
Windows XP, Windows Server® 2008,
Windows Server 2003.
MAC® OS X
Processor: Intel Core™ Duo
1.33GHz or faster processor.
Memory: 256MB of RAM.
Graphics Memory: 128MB.
Platforms: Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5,
Mac OS X 10.4 (Intel) and higher.
Linux® and Solaris™
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz,
AMD Athlon 64 2800+
or faster processor (or equivalent).
Memory: 512MB of RAM.
Graphics Memory: 128MB.
Platforms:
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
or later, openSUSE® 11 or later,
Ubuntu 9.10 or later.
Solaris: Solaris™ 10.
Table of Contents:
Barron’s Essential 5
INTRODUCTION
- How to Use This Book
The Advanced Placement Examination in
World History: An Overview
Historical Thinking Skills
Multiple-Choice Question Strategies
Free-Response (Essay) Questions: General Tips
Document-Based Question Strategies
Continuity and Change-Over-Time
Essay Question Strategies
Comparative Essay Question Strategies
UNIT ONE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
TRANSFORMATIONS (8000 B.C.E.–600 B.C.E.)
Unit Overview
- 1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
- 2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
- 3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies
Unit One: Review Questions
UNIT TWO: ORGANIZATION AND REORGANIZATION
OF HUMAN SOCIETIES (600 B.C.E.–600 C.E.)
Unit Overview
- 4 The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions
- 5 The Development of States and Empires
- 6 Emerging Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange
Unit Two: Review Questions
UNIT THREE: REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL
INTERACTIONS (600–1450)
Unit Overview
- 7 Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- 8 Islam in the Middle East and Africa
- 9 China, Japan, and East Asia
- 10 South and Southeast Asia
- 11 The Mongol Empires
- 12 Sub-Saharan Africa
- 13 The Americas
Unit Three: Review Questions
UNIT FOUR: GLOBAL INTERACTIONS (1450–1750)
Unit Overview
- 14 Europe: Reformation, Absolutism, and Enlightenment
- 15 The Western Campaign of Exploration and Colonization
- 16 Islamic Empires in the Middle East and North Africa
- 17 China, Japan, and East Asia
- 18 South and Southeast Asia
- 19 Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20 The Americas as “New World”
Unit Four: Review Questions
UNIT FIVE: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND GLOBAL
INTEGRATION (1750–1900)
Unit Overview
- 21 The Europeans at Home: Revolution, Reaction,
and Reform
- 22 Industrialization and Worldwide Economic Trends
- 23 The Europeans Abroad: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Foreign Policy
- 24 The Middle East
- 25 China and Japan
- 26 India and Southeast Asia
- 27 Sub-Saharan Africa
- 28 Revolution and Consolidation in North
and South America
Unit Five: Review Questions
UNIT SIX: ACCELERATING GLOBAL CHANGE AND REALIGNMENTS
(1900 to Present)
Unit Overview
- 29 World War I
- 30 The Twenty Years’ Crisis: The World During the Interwar Period
- 31 World War II and the Holocaust
- 32 The Cold War
- 33 Divergent Forms of Development in the Postwar World, 1945–1991
- 34 Social Developments, Cultural Changes, and Intellectual Trends
- 35 Integration or Fragmentation? Globalism in the Late Twentieth and Early
Twenty-First Centuries
Unit Six: Review Questions
MODEL AP WORLD HISTORY TESTS
Model Test 1
Model Test 2
Appendix: Map of Selected World Regions
Index
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Paperback w/CD-ROM / 512 Pages / 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 / 2012
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